Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Hopeful Texas, PLLC wants you to know we take your privacy seriously.

Privacy Policy – Our Office – Information that we receive in the course of patient care is kept strictly confidential. No information is released to a third party without a patient’s explicit authorization, except in the following circumstances. The law requires psychologists to:

1. Report any disclosure or evidence of physical or sexual abuse of a child to authorities.
2. Report any abuse of an elderly or disabled person to authorities.
3. Report the probability of imminent physical injury to the patient or others.
4. Respond to subpoenas, court orders, or other legal proceedings or statues requiring disclosures.

Privacy Policy

In addition, some insurance companies may request a copy of your report or office notes to be utilized in evaluating your insurance claim. Please ask the doctor if you have any questions regarding the limits of confidentiality.

Website General. We care about providing you with tools and information to manage and protect your online privacy. We have developed this privacy policy to inform you about what information this website collects, who may receive that information, what we may do with the information, and how long we keep it. While we have made every attempt to make this privacy policy as clear as possible, if you have any further questions about our privacy policy, feel free to contact us.

HIPAA Privacy Rules – This website is not “HIPAA compliant.” In order to assure compliance with the health data privacy and storage guidelines set forth by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), no Protected Health Information (PHI) is to be communicated via this website, uploaded or otherwise stored on this website, or sent by unsecured email or other unsecured electronic means. Protected Health Information should only be handled, stored, communicated or exchanged with this healthcare provider by an approved method, by telephone or in person.

Your Information. We will not give out any information you submit at our site to any third parties except in compliance with a request of a law enforcement agency. Under no circumstances will your name, e-mail, phone number or address be sold to, or given to any other parties. We will never willfully sell, lease, or rent any of your or your business’ personally identifiable information to any third party.

Personal Information. Your personal information is not collected by this website. This website currently has no applications or programs that gather information from your computer without your consent. Users that request we contact them are required to give us contact information (e.g., your name and email address). Certain information, such as your email address, is collected in order to communicate with you, to verify your identity and for use in our records. Information collected at this website is kept in our records only as long as is necessary to provide requested services to our clients.

Cookies and Tracking. Your Internet browser has the in-built facility for storing small text files – “cookies” – that hold information which allow a website to recognize your account. We may use cookies to save your preferences and login information, and to provide personalized functionality. We may use cookies to collect, store, and sometimes track information for statistical purposes to improve the products and services we provide and to allow us to analyze how visitors use our website.

More specifically, we use different types of cookies for different purposes: (i) “required cookies” are necessary for our website to work properly, (ii) “performance cookies” allow us to analyze how Visitors use our website so we can measure and improve the performance of our website, and (iii) “functional cookies” allow us to remember choices you may have made on our website. We may utilize cookies to track referrals from internal and external affiliates, as well as advertising campaigns. You can reject cookies by changing your browser settings, but be aware that this may disable some of the functionality on the website.

Social Media. Our website includes social media features (such as the Facebook “Like” button). These features may collect your IP address and which page you are visiting on our website, and may set a cookie to enable the feature to function properly. Social media features and widgets may be hosted by a third party or directly on our website. Your interactions with these features are governed by the privacy policy of the company providing the feature.

Summation. If you have any questions about this privacy policy statement or the practices of this site, please contact us.

Getting Started is Easy

Give us a call today for a free 20 minute consultation by a Houston therapist. We would be happy to answer any questions you. When you are ready, you can schedule your counseling / therapy appointment online. Be sure to ask about our secure online video therapy services. We offer online therapy & online counseling to patients all across Texas, Oklahoma, and Alabama.

Clear Lake Office

1100 E Nasa Parkway, Suite 101
Houston, Texas 77058
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Office Hours

Mon-Thu: 7AM to 6PM
Friday: 7AM to 5PM
Saturday: 8AM to 2PM
Closed Sunday

Phone

(281) 549-4705
New patients: To make an appointment or ask a question:

» Call the office at: (281) 549-4705

» Existing clients may schedule your appointment online using the Client Portal (button below).

Please do not send questions or appointment requests by email or text message. We cannot assure the privacy of your protected health information sent by these unsecured methods.

Healthcare Disclaimer - The information, including but not limited to, text, graphics, images and other material contained on this website are for informational purposes only. The purpose of this website is to promote broad consumer understanding and knowledge of various health topics. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or treatment and before undertaking a new health care regimen, and never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read on this website.

HIPAA Privacy Rules - In order to assure compliance with the health data privacy and storage guidelines set forth by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), no Protected Health Information (PHI) is to be communicated via this website, uploaded or otherwise stored on this website, or sent by unsecured email or other unsecured electronic means. Protected Health Information should only be handled, stored, communicated or exchanged with this healthcare provider by an approved method, by telephone or in person.